BENCH VISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bench vise mean? 

• BENCH VISE (noun)
  The noun BENCH VISE has 1 sense:

1. a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place

  Familiarity information: BENCH VISE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BENCH VISE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bench vise; vise

Hypernyms ("bench vise" is a kind of...):

holding device (a device for holding something)

Meronyms (parts of "bench vise"):

jaw (holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bench vise"):

machinist's vise; metalworking vise (a vise with two parallel iron jaws and a wide opening below)

shoulder vise; wood vise; woodworking vise (a vise with jaws that are padded in order to hold lumber without denting it)